PBS dominates educational TV for first graders as recent cuts threaten content: OSU study

A new analysis at Ohio State University found that PBS delivers three times more educational content than Nickelodeon, raising concerns about the impact of Congress’s $1.1 billion funding reduction.
WMNF

New PBS/”Nature” documentary, “Willow,” the product of a 10-year study of Montana mountain lions, is often revelatory about the big cats

Joshua Lisbon describes his background and experience before working on the 10-year study that formed the core content of ...
WHNT

Trump funding cuts to PBS set to hit free educational content for kids

(The Hill) – Looming federal funding cuts for PBS put in jeopardy some of the most-used educational videos and games shown to help children improve in literacy and other social skills. The cuts, part ...
Yahoo

PBS accounts for nearly half of first graders’ most frequently watched educational TV programs

U.S. Rep. Robert Garcia, a California Democrat, speaks during a House hearing in March 2025, months before Congress rescinded two years of public media funding. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images ...

Alabama Public Television may cut ties with PBS, cutting off Sesame Street, other educational shows

Alabama Public Television is debating whether to sever ties with PBS, cutting off Sesame Street and similar programs. If it ...

PBS Taught Me English. Shutting It Down Hurts Immigrant Kids.

While PBS itself won’t shut down anytime soon, they have now lost their largest source of financial support. This loss more directly impacts the local stations that viewers turn to. Not only does PBS ...

Alabama Public Television may drop PBS programming

The director of Alabama Public Television (APT) said Tuesday that the outlet could drop PBS programming in the future. Wayne ...
Mountain Xpress

New Rootle ambassador brings PBS resources to Buncombe families

TOT TEACHER: Misti Chastain serves as the lead infant room teacher at the YWCA of Asheville. Photo courtesy of the YWCA When Misti Chastain tells parents about her work with PBS, she is often greeted ...

Alabama Public Television discusses possible split from PBS after funding loss

Alabama Public Television Executive Director Wayne Reid confirmed to CBS 42 that the possibility of severing ties with PBS ...
Los Angeles Magazine

LAUSD Is Getting Some Help from PBS to Keep Kids Learning During the Shutdown

For many Los Angeles Unified School District students, remote learning isn’t as easy as opening their laptop and logging in. Of the 700,000 students in the district, around half don’t have their own ...

How PBS Is Navigating Turbulent Seas Of Federal Defunding

Despite the cut off of federal funding, PBS isn’t going away. President and CEO Paula Kerger detailed how PBS will continue ...
The American Prospect

PragerU Wants to Capitalize on PBS Defunding

On July 24th, President Trump signed the Rescissions Act of 2025 into law, which clawed back $1.1 billion in previously appropriated federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) ...